No way, wouldn't ever happen. In the US this is called a coerced confession and it is inadmissible in court as evidence, as the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v.

No way, wouldn't ever happen. In the US this is called a coerced confession and it is inadmissible in court as evidence, as the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Mississippi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Mississippi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Mississippi The confession would never be allowed, however if there were other evidence to implicate him, such as blood in his house, that would certainly still be admissible in court and enough to convict him. If however, there was no other evidence AT ALL, than he walks free, and he gets to sue to police. There wouldn't ever be a movement to stop police from torturing suspects. This is generally frowned upon, even if they are guilty.